Automatic cutting, stamping, and photoprinting machine



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AUTOMATIC CUTTING, STAMPING, AND PHOTOPRINTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 8. 1930 6 Sheets-She et 2 ATTOR NlV Aug. 4, 1931.

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AUTOMATIC CUTTING, STAMPING, AND PHOTOPHINTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 8. 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 4 Faber/0 a? 6; 22% w Mi/la rdfi. L027 ATTORNEY Aug. 4, 1931. R. DE SILVA ET AL 1,317,880

AUTOMATIC CUTTING, STAMPING, AND PHOTOPRINTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 8, 1930 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 & qua

fioberzo d'e Si/ a Mi/ZardE. Long ENTORS ATTOR NEY Patented Aug. 4, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE ROBERTO DE SILVA E. LONG, 01' SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, ABSIGNORSTO CARL D. NEWTON, OF SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS amomanc comma, s'ra'mrme, AND mo'rornmmo MAOHINE Application filed November This invention relates to an automatic cutting, stamping and photo printing machine,

the general object of the invention being to provide means for feeding a strip of sensitized paper through the machine, stamping the same with a trademark or other indicia, cutting sheets from the strip of predetermined size, then transferring the sheets to ajprinting frame containing a negative and then transferring the printed sheets to a receptacle, so that photographic prints are quickly producedby themachine in an automatic manner. 7

This invention also consists in certain other featuresof construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying draw- .ings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which 4 Figure 1 is an end view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a front view thereof.

a Figure 3 is a plan view.

, Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the valvemeans,

Figure 7 is a section on line 77 of Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a section on line 8-8 ofFigure 6. I

Figure9 is a fragmentary elevation showing a modified form of valve means with the .parts in position to release the vacuum.

Figure 10 is a similar view with the parts in position to create a vacuum.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary plan view part- 'lyin section wit-h the parish position shown .in Figure 9. I

In these drawings, the letter A indicates a table which is provided witha shelf 1 under its top 2, said shelf supporting themotor 3, the reducing transmission means 4 which is belted or otherwise connected with the moto: includes a-shaft:5,,.and the hearing 8, 1880. Serial No. 494,882.

members 6 for the shaft 7 which is provided with a crank 8 and an arm 9. A stub shaft 10 is supported by the bearing members 11 from the table top and has an arm 12 attached thereto which is connected by a link 13 with an arm 14 on the 'shaft 5, so that shaft 10 is oscillated from the speed reducing means driven from the motor 3 or other power means. A link 15 also connects the arm 12 with the arm 9, a) that the movement of the saidarm 12 is communicated to the shaft 7. A gear 16 is fastened to the shaft 10 and meshes with the gears 17 fastened to the shafts 18 supported by the bearing members 19 from the table top. As shown, these shafts 18 arearranged one on each side of the shaft 10, so that the shafts 18 are rotated from the gear 16 in opposite directions. A pair of arms 19 is fastened to each shaft 18. A plate-like member 20 is pivotally supported by one pair of the arms 19 and a plate-like member 21 is pivotally supported by the other pair of arms. Each member is rovided with the trunnion members 22 w ich extend upwardly and outwardly from the member and pass through bearing parts in the outer ends of the arms 19. A bar 23 has its ends connected with the central portions of the members 21 and 22 and a crank 24 is connected with one trunnion member of each of the members 20 and 21, said crank being pivotally connected to an arm 25 which is pivotally connected to the upper endofone of the bearing members 19'. This arrangement causes the members 20 and 21 to move on the printing frame 27 and in another position of the members 20 and 21, member'20 will rest on the printing frame and member 21 on the receptacle 28.

, 1 Each of the members 20 and 21 is provided rwith.a.number--of vacuum 'tzupstgilwhichopen out through the lower faces of the members and the bar 23 is formed with the chamber at its center and tubes 31 connect the cups with the chamber. A hose 32 connects the chamber with a Yalre casing 33 which contains a spring plun -er Ell operated by a cam on one end of the shaft 5 of the speed re ducing means. The plunger is formed witl lon port 236 which keeps the interior of the plunger always in communication with the tube 237' leading to a vacuum producing device and said plunger is'also provided with the ports 38 and 39 for alternately connecting the interior of the plunger with the hose and with a vent ll). The parts are so arranged tha the vacuum in the cups will be released when the members 22) and 2' are in the position they occupy in Figure The male members ll of the cutting means are carried by a piston 4:2 located under the front part of the table op and guided by the depending members 43 having tneir upper ends connccied with the top and the piston connected with the crank 8 of shaft 7 by the connecting rod the parts being so arranged that the male members will cooperate with the female members to cut the strip as the piston reaches its upward limit of movement.

Brackets 45 extend from one end of the table and rotatably support a shaft l6 which c .itains a roll B of sensitized paper in strip fern]. The strip passes under guiding rolls -l-T sluiportrd from the table top and between the upper and lower rolls l8 journaled in brackets attached to the top of the table and then the strip passes under the female member 26 and between the rolls which are rotatably supported by the brackets 51 adjacent that end of the table opposite the end from which the roll 13 is supported. The upper roll lb has its central portion provided with t e type or the like. as shown at 52, so that portions of the strip pasting between the rolls -18 will be p rfnted upon and the rolls are so actuated that each sheet cut from the strip by the cutting means will contain the printed matter.

A number of inkin rolls 53 have their pintles located in diagonal slots in extensions of the brackets l9 so that the rollers are kept in contact with each other and the lower roller wlh the type carrying roller by gravity. The upper roller is perforated and carries a supply of ink or the like and the central roll-er carries a pad and the lower roller transfers the ink from the pad to the type part of the upper roller 48. A shaft is journaled in the brackets 49 and is geared to the adjacent shaft 18, as shown at 56. The f th shaft 55 has a gear 57 thereon n1 es with a gear 58 attached to the hub of a coupling part 59 r-otatably arranged on a projecting portion of the shaft of the printing roll 48. The other coupling part 60 shaft. The coupling parts are so formed that when the shaft is being rotated from the shaft 18 in one direction, the coupling parts are out of engagement, so that the shaft of the printing roller will not be rotated, but wl en the shaft 55 is being rotated in an opposite d rection. the coupling parts will be connected together that the printing roller will be rotated and thus the strip will be fed. The coupling part 60 has a pulley 61 thereon over which passes a belt 62 which also passes over a pulley 63 fastened to the shaft of the upper roll 50. so that these rolls [)0 will also be rotated when the clutch parts are in drivii'ig relation. The rolls [)0 actto keep the strip taut as it is passing through the cutting means and to feed the ren'mants of the s rip from the apparatus.

A lamp casing depends from the bottom of the table top and the rays of light from the lamp (i l in the casing (i5 pass through an opening (343 in the table top to the printing frame 27.

The rod 71 passes througa the bracket 69, the end of the connecting bar and through the m ans which connect said bar to the sup porting means for the member 21. The low-er end of the rod -s connected with the member 21 and springs T2 are placed on the red, one spring being located between the member 21 and the supporting means and the other spring being arranged between the upper collar TO and the bracket, so'that these springs tend to hold the rod in its lowest position, with the circuit broken. (,ther rods 7% are connected with the member 21 and are slidably arranged in the supporting member T l which is connected with the bar 23 and springs 75 are arranged on the rods T3 and act, with the springs 72. to hold the member 21 in lowest position but permitting the member 21 to more upwardly toward the supporting member Tl. It will. of course, be understood that the trunnion members are carried by the member T l. A pad 76 is attached to the under face of the member 21, this pad pressing the sheets in the printing frame against the negatives therein and said pad being of such a size as to enter the receptacle 28 when the member 21 is arranged over tlze receptacle.

A rheostat 77 is also arranged in the circuit of the lamp and the controlling means of said rheostatshown at 78 and includes a plurality of buttons 79. By means of these buttons. the rheostat can be adjusted to control the intensity of the light from the lamp.

The drawings show the apparatus arranged to print from a pair of negatives, so that the cutting means will cut simultaneously two sheets from the strip. but it will, of course. be understood that the apparatus can be easily changed to handle one print at a time or a number of prints.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the is fastened to the k'il vi'ousl placed in the printing frame are picket up by the vacuum cups of member 21 T and deposited in thereceptacle 28. As the jfii'embers 2O and21 reach the printing frame and the receptacle, the valve cuts off the vacsituate the cups 'so'that thes'heet's are released therefrom and then the members 20 and21 are swung back so that the member will' pick up anotherpair of sheets from the cuttingrmeansand themem'ber '21 Willpress the sheets in the printing frame againstt'he negafives [therein'and as th'e ro'd 71 is forced upl o wardly as the pad 76 carried bythe member Q'Lis pressed' againstfthe printing frame, the

switch to the lamp will befclosed so that the feys-oflight will cause "the image on the nega- {I the tobe printed on each sheet. The vacuum "5 chntrdlling valve then admits vacuum to the cups so that as 'tfhemembers 20 and. 21 move r'om 'tlie "cuttingm'e'ans' and the printing fframe, the sheet's will be carried by said members,the' printed sheets to "the receptacle 28 "Lb fahtl the sheets just cut to the printing frame. Uf'c'o'u'rse'as thememb'er'21moves away from fthe' printing frame, the springs will force the same downwardly and thus'the rod 7 -1 will be; movedito break the circuit of the lamp. "33 I Thus we haveprovided means for'automatic'ally cutting a strip of sensitized paper or the like into sheets, conveying the sheets to a grunting frame, where the sheets are printed H orn' n'egatives'and then conveying theprinted 'sheets to a receptacle, from which they can be takenfor'furtheritreatment. y

"it will, of course, be understood that the sheets can be printed from ordinary negatives'or they can be; rintd with borders, but in disease, the maibr portion of the sheets must be protected from the light rays so that these portions can be printed upon after the sheets are removed from the receptacle.

Instead of the valve shown in Figures 6, 7

and 8, a valve of the type shown in Figures 9,

10 and 11 may be employed. In this valve I p made in the'construction and in the combinathere is provided a plate or bracket 80 which is secured to the table top 2 which has connected thereto for horizontal movement, a slide 81. For this purpose, the slide 81 carries screws 82 which extend through slots 83 provided in the bracket 80, and which have mounted thereon spring washers 84, by means of which the slide may be held in proper working contact with the bracket 80. The slide 81 is adapted to be connected with the pump through the medium of a hose 85 whose inner end is adap'ed to register with the inner end of a. hose 86 leading to the vacuumv cups of the member 20. In addition, the bracket or plate 80 is provided with a is open tojth'e "atmosphere. v "Extending from the bracket 80 is an arm 88 whose outer end'is provided with a bearing 89 which slidingly receives a rod 90. This rod is attached to the adjacent end of the slide 81and is surrounded by a spring'9l which bears against the end of the slide and against the bearing 89. The tension of this spring therefore is to forcethe slide away from the bearing 89 so that the hose 86 will be in communication with the atmosphere through the port 87.

port "87 which Pivotally mounted upon the bracket 80 as shown "at 92 is a dog 93 which is adapted to engage a shoulder 94provided in the upper edge of the slide. An arm 95 is rigid with this dog and is adapted to be'engaged by an arm 9 6 which is fast upon theshaft 18. Rigid with the arm 96 is a dog 97 which is adapted to'engage'a tooth 98 provided upon the upper edge of'the slide 80. V

'Vith the parts in the position shown in Figure 9, the hose 86 is in register with the port 87 sothat vacuum will be relieved in the vacuum cups for "the purpose already explained. With the movement of the parts in a clockwise direction from the position shown in Figure 9 to the position'shown in Figure 10, the dog 97 will engage the tooth 98 and move the slide 81 to the left of said figure,

compressing the spring and permitting the dog 93, under the tension of its spring 99, to

engage the shoulder 94 and hold the slide against reverse movement. In this position the tube86 will be moved into alignment with the tube 85'so as to provide communication between the vacuum device or pump, and. the

vacuum cups to create a vacuum in the latter.

Movement of the .parts in an anti-clockwise direction from the position shown in'Figure 10 to the position'shown in Figure 9, will cause the arm '96 to engage the arm and disengage the dog 93 from the slide81, whereupon-the tension of the spring 91 will return 'theslide to the "position shown in Figure 11 and release the vacuum".

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features o f-the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be tion and arrangement of the several parts,

provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

VVhat we claim is 1. apparatus of the class described comprising'means for feeding a strip, means for cuttingthe strip into sheets, printing 'means, a receptacle, means for conveying the 2. An apparatus of the class described comprising strip feeding means, means for cutting the strip into sheets, printing means, including a source of light, a receptacle, means for conveying the sheets from the cutting means to the printing means, means for conveying the sheets from the printing means to the receptacle, means for operating the before mentioned means and means whereby the prints are subjected to the light rays when they are placed in the printing means.

An apparatus of the class described comprising means for feeding a strip, means for cutting the strip into sheets, printing means, a receptacle, means for conveying the sheets from the cutting means to the printing means, means for conveying the sheets from the printing means to the receptacle, means for placing indicia upon the strip as it passes to the cutting means and means for operating the before mentioned means synchronously.

l. An apparatus of the class described comprising a table, a printing frame carried thereby, means at one side of the frame for cutting sheets from a strip of sensitized material, a receptacle at the other side of the frame, means for feeding the strip to the cutting means, a presser member for pressing the sheets against a negative in the printing frame, a conveyor member for conveying the sheets from the cutting means to the printing frame, means whereby the presser member will convey the printed sheets from the frame to the receptacle, means for operating the presser member and the conveying member synchronously and means operated by the movement of the presser member into the frame for exposing a negative in the frame and the sheet therein to rays of light.

5. An apparatus of the class described comprising a table, a printing frame carried thereby, means at one side of the frame for cutting sheets from a strip of sensitized material, a receptacle at the other side of the frame, means for feeding the strip to the cutting means, a presser member and aconveyor member, a pair of shafts journaled in the table, an arm connected with one shaft and to the presser member, an arm connected with the other shaft and to the conveyor member, a bar connecting the conveyor memher with the presser member, means for rotatin g the shafts to cause the presser member to move from the frame to the receptacle and vice versa and the conveyor member from the cutting means to the frame and vice versa, vacuum cups carried by the presser and conveyor members, means for connecting the cups to a vacuum producing device, automatic means for breaking the vacuum in the cups when the presser member is over the receptacle and the conveyor member over the frame.

6. rin apparatus of the class described comprising a supporting frame, printing means carried thereby, a receptacle at one side of the printing means, means for cutting a strip into sheets at the other side of the printing means, a pair of members, means for moving said members synchronously in an arc whereby one member will convey the sheets from the cutting means to the printing means and the other member will convey the sheets from the printing means to the receptacle, vacuum means for causing the sheets to adhere to the members, means for releasing the vacuum means when one member is over the receptacle and the other member over the printing means.

7 An apparatus of the class described comprising a table, a printing frame carried thereby, means at one side of the frame for cutting sheets from a sheet of sensitized material, a receptacle at the other side of the fame, means for feeding the strip to the cutting means, a presser member for pressing the sheets against a negative in the printing frame, a conveyor member for conveying the sheets from the cutting means to the printing frame, means for moving the presser member and the conveyor member synchronously whereby the conveyor member will move the sheets from the cutting means to the printing frame and the presser member will move the sheets from the printing frame to the receptacle, vacuum means for causing the sheets to adhere to said members, means for breaking the vacuum when the conveyor member is over the printing frame and the presser member over the receptacle, a lamp associated with the printing frame, a circuit for the lamp including a rheostat and a switch, means for closing the switch when the presser member moves into the printing frame and means for printing indicia upon the strip as it passes to the cutting means.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

ROBERTO DE SILVA. MILLARD E. LONG. 

